Go to the secret room where Lilith is located. Killing her and
eventually you will get the Sage Robe, which is the best armor
beside the Shining Armor. You can easily defeat Lilith by
summoning the big electric bird. She also drops Mind Exs and also
is worth 20,000 experience points. The secret room is located at
the bottom right corner where you first meet the flying Succubus
ladies. It is directly under the top door -- you have to hit the
walls to find it.

Equip the Bear Ring (from Skeleton Medalist in a secret room on
the left side of the shaft you fall down in the beginning of the
game) and activate the last two DSS cards (Pluto and Black Dog).
You will turn into a bear. While in bear form you can shoot from
of your head. Hold Up and press Attack to shoot from your rear.
Hold Down and press Attack to drop a bomb.

Go to the underground warehouse to the room with four Grizzlies
and one Arch Demon. Before you step out, jump onto the door at the
end (far right side) of the room and you will disappear.
Note: Save before you attempt this -- once it is done you cannot return
to your regular game.

Note: You must have at least one combination. Select one pair and
press L (the DSS button). Immediately press Start, go into the
DSS, and pick any card no matter if it is unknown or not.
Note: This may require a few attempts.
Once you select any type of DSS combo, press R then quickly press
Start and choose DSS. Select any type of DSS combination and you
will be able to use that combo.
Activate a DSS powerup. As soon as your character glows, press
Start to pause game play. Go to DSS, choose a combination of any
two cards. You can mix cards you have with cards you do not have.
Resume the game. You will now have the power-up you chose. You can
do this as many times as needed.
Note: You need at least one DSS move for this to work.

Go to the Underground Warehouse and find the Forest Armor. Keep
destroying Forest Armor until it drops the Rainbow Robe. It also
drops Chain Mail. Combine DSS cards Venus + Mandragora to increase
your luck and have better chances of finding the Rainbow Robe. The
Rainbow Robe increases your Defense by 140, Intelligence by 250,
and Luck by 15.

To defeat the second Dracula, use the Jupiter + Serpent DSS combo
to get an Ice Shield and duck into the left or right corner. When
he turns around (not facing you), jump up and hit him. When he
turns around to face you, duck. He will not be able to hit you
with anything, so he will be forced to turn back around. Continue
this until he turns into an eye and you should be able to defeat
him without too much trouble.
Get a Crucifix sub weapon and max out your hearts. Get on the left
platform. When he starts using his laser attack, he will not be
able to hit you. Start throwing crucifixes rapidly and you will be
able to make him start flashing. After this, use the Uranus-Thunderbird
combo and their summon. You use this three to four times and he
will be defeated.

When you are low on health, use the Roc Wing to jump to the upper
left or right of the room. There will be a ledge that you can use
to heal yourself, without him hurting you, by using the Jupiter +
Mandragora DSS cards. However, when he powers up, blades can come
up and hurt you. Turn up the sound and listen for the noise Hugh
makes when he is about to use the move. When you hear it, turn on
the Jupiter + Manticore combo to destroy the blades. If you are
waiting for your MP to come back, only use Jupiter + Maticore when
you need to.

Successfully complete "Magician" mode, then start a new game and enter
"GRADIUS" as a name. If you entered the code correctly, the word "Fighter"
will appear on the option screen. Nathan will be stronger and able to
sustain more damage. There are no trading cards in this mode.

Successfully complete "Fighter" mode, then start a new game and enter
"CROSSBOW" as a name. If you entered the code correctly, the word "Shooter"
will appear on the option screen. Nathan will have a substantial number of
hearts, extra sub-weapon damage, and can use the Homing Dagger sub-weapon in
this mode.

An easy way to defeat the Dragon Zombies is to jump on the left
platform where the locked door that leads to the trophy is
located. From there you can not be hit by a fireball because you
would be behind the dragon that spits them.
To defeat the Dragon Zombies easily, whenever you get hurt, jump up to the
platform by the door where you entered the room and activate the Jupiter +
Mandragora DSS combo to heal yourself. A fireball may hit you every once in
a while, but it is very rare.

To defeat Death very easily, just activate the Jupiter + Manticore DSS
combo. His sickles cannot hit you, and by this point in the game you will
probably never run out of MP because this combo will use it slower than you
restore it.

In the Battle Arena, equip a good DSS Summon Combo (for example, Uranus +
Cockatrice). Press Start, select "Items", then "Use", and use a "Mind High"
(not a "Mind Restore" -- however they can work, but you will need to be
extremely fast). Immediately after exiting the pause menu, press the DSS
button. When your character is done casting, press Down, Forward, Up,
Attack. If done fast enough, you should have pulled off a summon in the
Battle Arena.

Sent in by Vikram Natu
To beat the necromancer, stand on the center platform and hurl as many
boomerangs as you can at him. His attacks are: conjuring zombies, charging
you, energy rings, and transforming into a deadly bouncing orb, when he
turns into the skeletal demon/stage 2, use the same tactics to beat him.

Sent in by Kevin
Enter DAGGER as a name and start a new game. If you put the code
in right the word Thief will appear on the option screen. Nathan's
stats will be lowered in both the value they start and increase
with each level. Except with LCK (Luck). Nathan will start with
1600 LCK, and will gain an additional 160 LCK with each level (so
at level 11 he will have 3200, and 4800 at 21, etc.)